Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2018.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.6% | — |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +10.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -29.2% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 37 Morocco 22.7% compare
- 38 Guatemala 21.6% compare
- 39 Djibouti 21.2% compare
- 40 Colombia 17.5% compare
- 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.2% compare
- 42 Costa Rica 16.9% compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 16.6% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/